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AN  ANNOUNCEMENT  OF  TWO  NEW  VOLUMES 
TOGETHER  WITH  A  LIST  OF  THE  BOOKS 
PRINTED  BY  , 

MR.  CLARKE  CONWELL  AT  THE  ELSTON  PRESS 
NEW  ROCHELLE,  NEW  YORK 
WITH  INITIAL  LETTERS  AND  DECORATIONS 
CUT  ON  WOOD  FROM  DESIGNS  BY 
H.  M.  O’KANE 


SOLD  BY  MR.  CLARKE  CONWELL 
AT  THE  ELSTON  PRESS 
NEW  ROCHELLE,  NEW  YORK 

JULY,  MDCCCCIII 


CONCERNING  THE  ISSUES  OFTHE  ELSTON  PRESS 

In  answer  to  repeated  inquiries  and  to  forestall  such  in  the 
future,  Mr.  Conwell  states  the  following  facts,  which  apply 
invariably  to  all  issues  of  the  Elston  Press:  The  books  are 
limited  as  to  the  number  of  copies  printed,  the  number  in 
each  case  being  stated  in  the  announcement  as  well  as  in 
the  colophon  of  the  book.  Every  detail  of  the  work  of  print¬ 
ing  and  binding  is  done  by  hand,  the  presswork  being  exe¬ 
cuted  on  hand-presses  directly  from  special  types,  on  hand 
made  paper  bearing  the  water-mark  of  the  Press.  The  dec¬ 
orations  and  initial  letters  used  throughout  the  books  are 
printed  from  wood  blocks  cut  from  designs  by  H.  M.  O’Kane. 

POEMS  CHOSEN  FROM  HERRICK’S  HESPERIDES 

Owing  to  the  fire  at  the  Elston  Press  on  May  third,  no  an¬ 
nouncement  has  hitherto  been  made  of  Herrick’s  Hespe- 
rides,  the  printing  of  which  was  finished  May  first,  having 
been  in  progress  since  February.  The  task  of  presenting 
all  that  is  best  in  worth  and  beauty  in  Hesperides,  and  of 
omitting  such  as  is  uninteresting  or  worse,  is  one  not  easy  of 
fulfillment,  and  it  is  scarcely  possible  that  it  can  ever  be  done 
to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  every  reader.  Nevertheless,  in 
the  present  edition,  there  have  been  omitted  such  pieces  as 
seem  to  have  no  genuine  claim  to  perpetuity.  In  making  the 
selection,  which  is  unusually  liberal  as  compared  to  prev¬ 
ious  ones,  the  effort  has  been  to  include  everything  which 
could  be  sought  for  from  its  poetic  quality,  from  the  fact  of  its 
being  well  or  generally  known,  or  from  its  personal  or  his¬ 
toric  bearing,  especially  the  pieces  relating  to  or  touching 
upon  the  customs  and  manners  of  the  period.  Two  hundred 
and  sixty  copies  have  been  printed,  in  red  and  black,  with 
numerous  wood-cut  initials  and  other  decorations  by  H.  M. 
O’ Kane,  one  of  which  appears  on  the  first  page  of  the  pres¬ 
ent  announcement.  The  text  and  sequence  followed  are 
those  of  the  edito  princeps  of  1648,  the  peculiarities  of  dic¬ 
tion,  spelling,  and  punctuation  being  preserved  verbatim  as 
in  the  original.  In  size  the  book  is  a  small  quarto,  differing 


somewhat  in  shape  from  the  previous  issues  of  the  Press. 
The  price  is  seven  dollars,  carriage  paid.  The  price  in  Great 
Britain  will  be  thirty  shillings,  and  all  British  subscriptions 
should  be  sent  directly  to  Mr.  David  Nutt,  57  -  59  Long 
Acre,  London,  W.  C.,  who  has  arranged  for  the  exclusive 
handling  of  the  Elston  Press  publications  in  Great  Britain. 

THE  CENCI,  A  DRAMA:  PERCY  BYSSHE  SHELLEY 

Mr.  Con  well  desires  to  announce  the  completion,  July  third, 
of  the  edition  of  Shelley’s  “Cenci,  ”  printed  at  the  Elston  Press. 
One  hundred  and  eighty  copies  have  been  printed,  in  red 
and  black,  octavo,  with  initial  letters  for  each  of  the  acts  and 
scenes  cut  on  wood  from  designs  by  H.  M.  O’Kane.  The 
price  is  six  dollars,  carriage  paid,  and  subscriptions  should 
be  sent  at  once,  accompanied  by  cheque,  as  but  very  few 
copies  remain.  In  Great  Britain  the  price  will  be  twenty -five 
shillings;  and  British  subscriptions,  inquiries,  and  requests 
for  announcements  must  be  sent  to  Mr.  David  Nutt,  57-59 
Long  Acre,  London,  W.  C. ,  who  has  arranged  for  the  exclusive 
handling  of  the  Elston  Press  publications  in  Great  Britain. 

LIST  OF  BOOKS  ISSUED  FROMTHE  ELSTON  PRESS 

1  SONNETS  FROM  THE  PORTUGUESE  BY  ELIZA¬ 
BETH  BARRETT  BROWNING.  Quarto.  485  copies,  $5; 
and  60  copies  on  Japanese  paper,  $15.  OUT  OF  PRINT. 

2  THE  PHILOBIBLON  OF  RICHARD  DE  BURY.  The 
Inglis  translation  of  1832.  Octavo.  485  copies,  at  $5;  and 
70  copies  on  Japanese  paper,  at  $15.  OUT  OF  PRINT. 

3  THE  HOUSE  OF  LIFE  BY  DANTE  GABRIEL  ROS¬ 
SETTI.  Quarto.  310  copies,  at  $10.  OUT  OF  PRINT. 

4  THE  VISION  OF  PIERS  PLOWMAN.  Folio:  double 
columns,  black  and  red.  210  copies,  $10.  OUT  OF  PRINT. 

5  THE  TALE  OF  GAMELYN,  (XIVth.  Century).  16mo. 
200  copies,  in  black  and  red,  at  $3.  OUT  OF  PRINT. 


6  THE  SONNETS  OF  SHAKESPEARE  (1609),  in  the 
original  spelling.  Octavo.  210  copies,  $5.  OUT  OF  PRINT. 

7  THE  ART  AND  CRAFT  OF  PRINTING  BY  WILLI  AM 
MORRIS,  with  reproductions  of  the  types  used  by  him. 
Octavo.  210  copies,  black  and  red,  $5.  OUT  OF  PRINT. 

8  SOME  NOTES  ON  EARLY  WOOD-CUT  BOOKS  BY 
WILLIAM  MORRIS.  Octavo.  With  many  pages  of  repro¬ 
ductions.  120  copies,  black  and  red,  $5.  OUT  OF  PRINT. 

9  COMUS,  A  MASKE,  BY  JOHN  MILTON  (1637).  Oc¬ 
tavo.  160  copies,  in  black  and  red,  at  $5.  OUT  OF  PRINT. 

10  ENDYMION,  A  POETIC  ROMANCE,  BY  JOHN 
KEATS.  8vo.  160  cps.,  black  and  red,  $7.  OUT  OF  PRINT. 

11  ROSALYNDE,  OR  EUPHUES  GOLDEN  LEGACIE, 
BY  THOMAS  LODGE.  From  the  editions  of  1592-98. 
Octavo.  160  copies,  black  and  red,  $7.  OUT  OF  PRINT. 

12THE  RAPE  OF  THE  LOCK  BY  ALEXANDER  POPE 
Octavo.  160  copies,  black  and  red,  $5.  OUT  OF  PRINT. 

13  FIVE  ARTHURIAN  POEMS  BY  WILLIAM  MORRIS 
Octavo.  178  copies,  black  and  red,  at  $5.  OUT  OF  PRINT. 

14  PANDOSTO,  OR  THE  HISTORIE  OF  DORASTUS 
AND  FAWNIA,  BY  ROBERT  GREENE.  160  copies,  in 
black  and  red.  The  second  volume  of  Shakespearean  re¬ 
prints  ;8vo,  uniform  with  Rosalynde.  $5.  OUT  OF  PRINT. 

15  AUCASSIN  ANDNICOLETE.  Translated  by  Andrew 
Lang.  16mo.  240  copies,  black  and  red,  $3.  OUT  OF  PRINT 

16  SIR  GALAHAD  BY  WILLIAM  MORRIS.  Large  folio. 
180  copies,  in  black  and  red,  at  $10  each.  OUT  OF  PRINT 

17  THE  PATTERNE  OF  PAINEFULL  ADVENTURES 
BY  LAURENCE  TWINE.  170  copies,  black  and  red,  uni¬ 
form  with  Rosalynde  and  Pandosto.  $5.  OUT  OF  PRINT. 


